text_original: The task that lay before a reforming emperor was sufficiently discouraging. Siege of But no reform could begin till the great struggle with uopie, 718 the Moslems, the impending outbreak of which had called Leo to the throne, was over.
text_transcription: THE TASK THAT LAY BEFORE A REFORMING EMPEROR WAS SUFFICIENTLY DISCOURAGING BUT NO REFORM COULD BEGIN TILL THE GREAT STRUGGLE WITH THE MOSLEMS THE IMPENDING OUTBREAK OF WHICH HAD CALLED LEO TO THE THRONE WAS OVER
phonemes: ðə tˈæsk ðæt lˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wʌz səfˈɪʃəntli dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒɪŋ. sˈiːdʒ ʌv bˌʌt nˈoʊ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm kʊd bɪɡˈɪn tˈɪl ðə ɡɹˈeɪt stɹˈʌɡəl wɪð jˈuːoʊpˌaɪ, sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn ðə mˈɑːsləmz, ðɪ ɪmpˈɛndɪŋ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvwˈɪtʃ hæd kˈɔːld lˈiːoʊ tə ðə θɹˈoʊn, wʌz ˈoʊvɚ.